Question 1

Which of the following is most descriptive of the cause of hemophilia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dietary induced 
B)  Genetically induced 
C)  Drug-induced myelosuppression 
D)  Anemia of chronic renal failure 
A)  Dietary induced 
B)  Genetically induced 
C)  Drug-induced myelosuppression 
D)  Anemia of chronic renal failure

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely to happen with the activation of plasminogen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The blood clots, or coagulates. 
B)  The blood clot dissolves. 
C)  Red blood cells agglutinate. 
D)  Jaundice develops. 
A)  The blood clots, or coagulates. 
B)  The blood clot dissolves. 
C)  Red blood cells agglutinate. 
D)  Jaundice develops.

Question 3

Erythropoietin is secreted

Accepted Answer

A)  in response to thrombopoiesis. 
B)  in response to increasing blood levels of CO2. 
C)  when prothrombin is activated to thrombin. 
D)  when blood levels of oxygen decline. 
A)  in response to thrombopoiesis. 
B)  in response to increasing blood levels of CO2. 
C)  when prothrombin is activated to thrombin. 
D)  when blood levels of oxygen decline.

Question 4

TPA (tissue plasminogen activator)

Accepted Answer

A)  prevents blood coagulation. 
B)  causes thrombocytopenia. 
C)  dissolves blood clots. 
D)  prevents the formation of a platelet plug. 
A)  prevents blood coagulation. 
B)  causes thrombocytopenia. 
C)  dissolves blood clots. 
D)  prevents the formation of a platelet plug.

Question 5

This blood cell is elevated in persons with allergies and parasitic diseases.

Accepted Answer

A)  Basophil 
B)  Eosinophil 
C)  Neutrophil 
D)  Lymphocyte 
A)  Basophil 
B)  Eosinophil 
C)  Neutrophil 
D)  Lymphocyte

Question 6

Which of the following is descriptive of leukocytes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fight infection 
B)  Include granulocytes and nongranulocytes 
C)  Include phagocytes 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Fight infection 
B)  Include granulocytes and nongranulocytes 
C)  Include phagocytes 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is characteristic of the activated platelet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granulocyte 
B)  Bilirubin 
C)  O2 transport 
D)  Stickiness 
A)  Granulocyte 
B)  Bilirubin 
C)  O2 transport 
D)  Stickiness

Question 8

Erythropoiesis is least associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monoblast 
B)  Bone marrow 
C)  Reticulocyte 
D)  Hemoglobin 
A)  Monoblast 
B)  Bone marrow 
C)  Reticulocyte 
D)  Hemoglobin

Question 9

Both the red blood cell and white blood cell

Accepted Answer

A)  are classified as granulocytes or agranulocytes. 
B)  contain iron that acts as a binding site for oxygen. 
C)  contain hemoglobin. 
D)  are produced in the bone marrow. 
A)  are classified as granulocytes or agranulocytes. 
B)  contain iron that acts as a binding site for oxygen. 
C)  contain hemoglobin. 
D)  are produced in the bone marrow.

Question 10

This blood cell secretes both histamine and heparin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Basophil 
B)  Eosinophil 
C)  Neutrophil 
D)  Lymphocyte 
A)  Basophil 
B)  Eosinophil 
C)  Neutrophil 
D)  Lymphocyte

Question 11

Hypoprothrombinemia

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibits coagulation. 
B)  is thrombolytic. 
C)  is caused by a factor VIII deficiency. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  inhibits coagulation. 
B)  is thrombolytic. 
C)  is caused by a factor VIII deficiency. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 12

An infection is most often accompanied by

Accepted Answer

A)  thrombocytopenia. 
B)  anemia. 
C)  jaundice. 
D)  leukocytosis. 
A)  thrombocytopenia. 
B)  anemia. 
C)  jaundice. 
D)  leukocytosis.

Question 13

What happens when thrombin levels elevate locally?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient bleeds. 
B)  The patient becomes jaundiced. 
C)  The blood clots. 
D)  Prothrombin time is prolonged. 
A)  The patient bleeds. 
B)  The patient becomes jaundiced. 
C)  The blood clots. 
D)  Prothrombin time is prolonged.

Question 14

Which of the following is least descriptive of blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average man has 4 to 6 L of blood. 
B)  The normal pH of blood is 7.35 to 7.45. 
C)  Oxygenated blood is redder than unoxygenated blood. 
D)  Water is three to five times more viscous than blood. 
A)  The average man has 4 to 6 L of blood. 
B)  The normal pH of blood is 7.35 to 7.45. 
C)  Oxygenated blood is redder than unoxygenated blood. 
D)  Water is three to five times more viscous than blood.

Question 15

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plasma proteins: albumin, fibrinogen, globulins 
B)  Antigens: A, B, Rh factor 
C)  Types of anemia: iron deficiency, pernicious, sickle cell 
D)  White blood cells: granulocytes, agranulocytes, megakaryocytes 
A)  Plasma proteins: albumin, fibrinogen, globulins 
B)  Antigens: A, B, Rh factor 
C)  Types of anemia: iron deficiency, pernicious, sickle cell 
D)  White blood cells: granulocytes, agranulocytes, megakaryocytes

Question 16

Thrombocytopenia

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to a deficiency of platelets. 
B)  is caused by myelosuppression. 
C)  may be accompanied by aplastic anemia and granulocytopenia. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  refers to a deficiency of platelets. 
B)  is caused by myelosuppression. 
C)  may be accompanied by aplastic anemia and granulocytopenia. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 17

PTA and calcium generate

Accepted Answer

A)  Thrombin 
B)  Vitamin K 
C)  Prothrombin 
D)  Hemophilic factor 
A)  Thrombin 
B)  Vitamin K 
C)  Prothrombin 
D)  Hemophilic factor

Question 18

Rapid breakdown of which blood cell causes jaundice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granulocyte 
B)  Platelet 
C)  Red blood cell 
D)  Lymphocyte 
A)  Granulocyte 
B)  Platelet 
C)  Red blood cell 
D)  Lymphocyte

Question 19

A deficiency of intrinsic factor

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases the absorption of vitamin K by the digestive tract. 
B)  causes hemolysis and jaundice. 
C)  is evidenced by a prolonged prothrombin time. 
D)  causes a type of anemia that is treated with vitamin B12. 
A)  decreases the absorption of vitamin K by the digestive tract. 
B)  causes hemolysis and jaundice. 
C)  is evidenced by a prolonged prothrombin time. 
D)  causes a type of anemia that is treated with vitamin B12.

Question 20

At the end of 120 days,the red blood cell

Accepted Answer

A)  is removed from the circulation and broken down. 
B)  becomes known as a "poly." 
C)  becomes known as a reticulocyte. 
D)  is converted to fibrin. 
A)  is removed from the circulation and broken down. 
B)  becomes known as a "poly." 
C)  becomes known as a reticulocyte. 
D)  is converted to fibrin.

Exam 15: Blood

Which of the following is most descriptive of the cause of hemophilia?

Which of the following is most likely to happen with the activation of plasminogen?

Erythropoietin is secreted

TPA (tissue plasminogen activator)

This blood cell is elevated in persons with allergies and parasitic diseases.

Which of the following is descriptive of leukocytes?

Which of the following is characteristic of the activated platelet?

Erythropoiesis is least associated with which of the following?

Both the red blood cell and white blood cell

This blood cell secretes both histamine and heparin.

Hypoprothrombinemia

An infection is most often accompanied by

What happens when thrombin levels elevate locally?

Which of the following is least descriptive of blood?

Which group is incorrect?

Thrombocytopenia

PTA and calcium generate

Rapid breakdown of which blood cell causes jaundice?

A deficiency of intrinsic factor

At the end of 120 days,the red blood cell

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